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A network admin can configure a network switch by connecting devices like a keyboard and a monitor to it directly using physical ports available on the switch. Like routers i think the option of copying another switch's configs automatically is available too, but what if network admin needs to connect to switch remotely and make some configuration changes?
Network switches work in MAC layer below Network(IP) layer, so they don't have IP addresses, how remote connection and configuration is possible?
most of my managed switches do in fact have an ip address, and I use it when accessing the management console. Just because a switch is a layer 2 device doesn't mean it doesn't have features that use layer 3. VLAN trunking is one example of a common switch feature that relies on layer 3 operations to work properly. – Frank Thomas – 2015-06-15T19:22:20.120